Epic Games Shows Off Unreal Engine 5 Said To Offer Quantum Leap Will Work With Ios And Mac

Epic Games teased its upcoming Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) today with a detailed look the super sharp and detailed gameplay it will make possible. While the demo shared today on YouTube was done with the PlayStation 5, Unreal Engine 5 will also bring its impressive tech to games on iOS and Mac too.

Epic’s newest game engine will be officially landing next year but the demo today running on an early version of the PlayStation 5 gives a stunning look at the next generation of the Unreal Engine (via The Verge). Epic Games’ CTO Kim Libreri said UE5 going enable a leap on top of the quantum leap that next-gen consoles are going to offer.

Two of the biggest pieces of tech that make UE5 such an improvement are dynamic global illumination (Lumen) and truly virtualized geometry (Nanite).

And here’s how Epic explains Lumen:

Unreal Engine 5 will arrive in 2021 as a preview before the full launch that will support the next-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles, Mac, iOS, PC, and Android. Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney told The Verge that UE5 will be a valuable tool to create “fantastic” cross-platform games.

Check out the impressive demo of the upcoming game engine below: